Third Time's A Charm

bunk beds

2012-02-06T11:33:00.000-08:00

Weston has been sleeping with us pretty much all night every night for atleast a year. Before that I would lay down with him, he would sleep in his bed for a few hours and get in bed with us. He IS 8 years old, and getting bigger and taller and even though I love snuggling with him, it was time for him to STAY in his room. We got him a bunk bed, in hopes that with Gracie on top (he flops too much) he will sleep in his room for atleast half the night. So far, he is doing pretty good. We will see how long it lasts. Daddy is happy to have more room in bed now! :)

daddy's girl

2012-02-06T09:33:00.000-08:00

Hale and Gracie went to their 1st Daddy/Daughter Dance friday night. Gracie was So excited, and Hale was too...I think:). No really, he was, he just didn't know what to expect, but they had fun. He said Gracie just wanted to run around with her friends, not dance with her Daddy. She told him he looked silly! ha My baby girl is growing up:( I can only imagine in a few years how crazy he will be taking both girls! Sweet memories.

our life right now

2012-01-23T11:58:00.000-08:00

This blog is like a big baby book for me, or like our little family journal. I blog so much about Chloe, I guess just because she changes so much so fast. But my big babies are doing so much right now, and they are growing up too quickly. I feel like I need to write everyday the funny things they say and do.

my sweet boy: Weston is 8, and I swear sometimes I look at him and I just want to cry because I know in the blink of an eye, he will be a teenager and he won't think his mom is cool :( And of course I think he is the most handsome boy ever. Weston still sleeps in the bed with us, crazy I know. The poor child is scared of his own shadow. We are working on getting bunk beds and going back to his room. He falls asleep every night holding my hand. He loves his daddy. He is so kind hearted, and thinks so deeply. Sometimes he is selfish just like any other kid, but he is so sweet, and all I have to do is remind him how lucky and blessed he is. He loves Jesus, and can't fathom why everyone doesn't. He likes to climb, and play hard. He is taking gymnastics and is awesome at it. He loves his teacher, but doesn't love school. I love my sweet boy more than words. My first baby.

my first baby girl: Gracie is 5 going on 15. The last 5 1/2 years flew by so fast, sometimes I have trouble believing it. Gracie is our quiet and sweet but strong-willed girl. She is a great sleeper and has been since the day she was born. She and I butt heads quite a bit. I am told that is what girls do to their mommas. She is SO shy, and it takes all we have to get her to loosen up and have fun. Gracie loves clothes, and right now, her favorite thing to wear is tennis shoes and "exercize clothes". She is very dramatic, but only at home. She is a sweet , sweet girl, and I hope she still loves us when she is a teenager. (I am scared of those years.) Gracie takes gymnastics and LOVES it so much. She can't wait for Mondays. She loves school and her teacher, and she is a Daddy's girl no doubt. She had her first sleepover this weekend. Kinda sad for me, but she was so excited. It makes me so happy for her to get excited over things. I love my big girl, and I pray we will be best friends one day.

my bitty girl: Chloe is our baby. She is alomost 2, but thinks she is grown. She is feisty, beautiful and strong-willed like her sister, and wild and loving like her brother. Great combination if you ask me :) Chloe is a HUGE personality in a tiny little body. She climbs on everything, gives the biggest "squeezy" hugs, and loves her momma. She doesn't like to eat or sleep, and is by far my most high maintenence child. We can't get enough of her, and she makes all of us laugh everday. God knew what he was doing when he completed our family. We can't even remember what life was like before her.

big girl bed

2012-01-23T11:33:00.000-08:00

So....the day after my last post, we had to take down the crib (tears...). Monkey girl was climbing out way too often, so when she did it in the middle of the night, Hale said it was time. He knew I didn't really want to do it yet. Chloe is the WORST sleeper EVER! And I knew it would get worse....and it did. Much worse. But as our sweet pediatrition always tells me.... this too shall pass. So, here are a few pictures of Chloe and her big girl bed. She was excited, mommy...not so much. No more baby beds in our house :(

escape artist :)

2012-01-06T12:14:00.000-08:00

This is what our little monkey has been up too lately. And Momma is NOT ready for a big girl bed yet.....:)

my gift

2011-12-26T13:02:00.000-08:00

I was just thinking...as a kid I couldn't wait for Christmas morning to see what I got. funny how as we get older things change. These 3 little gifts are all I ever need. and their Daddy too:))

20 months

2011-12-08T12:14:00.000-08:00

I am way behind on blogging about our bitty Chloe, but she is 20 months old now, and quite a mess!! She loves to laugh and play and be silly, she loves to play with Bubby and Sissy, she does NOT love to eat or sleep, she loves the Christmas tree and likes to take ornaments off 1,574 times a day, she does NOT love Santa. She loves to say mommy..which actually saounds like "mawmy" all day, she loves her paci and blanket, they go hand in hand. She loves school, Elmo, little people, shoes, bread, grapes, sweet tea, and m&m's. I can't believe how fast these last 20 months have flown by. I would love to freeze her at this age right now...:(( Here are a few pictures of my girl lately.

Gymnastics

2011-12-07T11:36:00.000-08:00

Weston started Gymnastics about 6 weeks ago, and he LOVES it!!! I think we have found his "thing". This is the first sport he has done without complaining every week about going to practice. His coach said he has natural gymnastics ability. We had always thought he would be good at it, just wish we had started him earlier. Here are a few pictures of out little gymnast:)

little mommy

2011-12-07T11:30:00.000-08:00

I loved baby dolls when I was a little girl, so I love to see Gracie and Chloe playing "mommy" with their babies. I came in the living room so see Gracie rocking her baby, just like I do Chloe every night. (Yes, I still rock her to sleep...don't judge..haha:) Sweet girls.

playing catch up...

2011-12-07T11:12:00.000-08:00

Well, I would love to think that I have time everyday, or every other day to blog about my babies, this is somewhat of a baby book for me. But, that is just not realistic:) I noticed today that it has been 3 1/2 months since I posted, which means I missed the chance to journal about how my Chloe changes everyday:( She is growing up too fast for my liking. Here are a few pictures from just everyday things, to Halloween, to Thanksgiving feasts at school.

a week in our life....tuesday

2011-08-24T11:39:00.000-07:00

Today started early. Not by choice. I have been so worried about Gracie and this bathroom problem. I was anxious about taking her to the doctor, and worried how she would handle not eating breakfast until after the appointment. (they wanted her to fast to get an accurate blood sugar). She was NOT happy about it. She is my child who wants to eat as soon as she wakes up. We took Weston on to school and headed to the doctor. Everything looked great. Dr Guinter was not concerned, and reassured me that it was most likely a habit of her not emptying her bladder. We will see. Gracie wanted to go to school so I checked her in after the dr, and Chloe and I came on home. Hale came home early to get some stuff done around the house before he had to leave for Dallas, and I cleaned upstairs. It started storming about the time Hale was about to cut grass, so since he was home I left Chloe napping while I went to pick the kids up from school. Low key afternoon, homework, Hale cleaning the garage, and me chasing Chloe while doing 6,387 other things. She is a monkey!! Here is a picture of my girl talking on the phone to Elmo....ha

a week in our life....monday

2011-08-23T12:18:00.000-07:00

Monday....August 22, 2011

Today was a crazy day. I felt overwhelmed, I don't know why. This morning I was able to get up and get a shower before the kids were up, which is rare. I gave the kids breakfast, which Chloe threw on the floor. I had to make the big kids lunches, and get completely dressed for a room mom meeting after I dropped the kids off at school. Most days, I take a shower and dry my hair, but don't put on makeup or anything just to take the kids to school. We have to leave the house by 8:40 so my time is limited to only what the kids need. I DO usually get dressed and put makeup on later in the morning. It makes me feel better and more productive for some reason. Chloe and I went to my friend Jennifer's house for the meeting with another mom from Weston's class to talk about upcoming stuff. We stayed for a while after to visit. We came home and Chloe had lunch, and took a nap. I got caught up on a few episodes of OLTL and Kate Plus 8, checked facebook and blogs, and did a load of laundry. My best friend from elementary school and her daughter (who is Chloe's age) are coming Thursday so really I needed to be doing a million things but sometimes I just want to sit down!! I decided to make homeade pizza for supper so I checked the cabinets to make sure I had everything and then Chloe was up from her nap (about 2 hrs). We headed to the car rider line to pick the kids up. My friend and neighbor Kathy called and asked if we could pick up her daughter too. No problem. I pulled up to the cone where my kids were.... and no Reagan. By this time my gas light came on. Lovely....why didn't I get gas before I needed to sit in the car line for 45 minutes?? I don't know. Anyway, we had to pull over and wait for someone to bring Reagan out to me. So I have all the kids in the car and Gracie was excited to get to play with Reagan for a bit. I always ask how everybody's day was. Gracie's answer..."fine, but Ms. Toney thinks I am sick because I went to the bathroom 10 times". Let me back up and say she told me the same thing Friday, and then wet the bed 3 nights in a row. We get home and get somewhat settled, while Chloe whines and hangs onto my leg while I call the dr. Made her an appt for Tuesday morning. Then I called Ms. Toney to get the details. She said Gracie went to the bathroom 6 times in an hour. NOT normal. So I am worried. this is when Hale calls me and his words were..."I have good news and bad news." This is never good. Good news is he bought a truck great. Bad news...he has to go out of town (whick he hardly ever does which makes it hard when he does) from Wednesday until next Tuesday. While I know this is not the end of the world, this is a bad week for that. So anyway, the day continued with a whiny bitty girl, and W and G fighting constantly until bedtime. These are the days.....but I wouldn't trade them. Crazy or not. Thank the LORD we are healthy.

My only picture of the day....this is what happens when you decide to give a 17 month old a yogurt and a spoon to make her happy!!

a week in the life....Sunday

2011-08-22T11:11:00.000-07:00

I decided to blog about about our days for a whole week. This will be totally boring to anyone but us I am sure, but this blog is like a journal/baby book for me and I thought it would be neat to look back and read what our days were like with an 8yr old, 5yr old, and 17 month old.

Sunday.....August 21, 2011

We woke up a little later than normal around 8. Hale was on his daily conference call, the kids went downstairs and I got in the shower. Chloe was yelling from her room when I got out, so I went in to get her. We went downstairs and ate breakfast, and started getting ready for church. We only went to Sunday School, then headed to Taco Bell. Somehow, this became a Sunday "after church" tradition...Taco Bell...and we can't drive-thru, the kids want to eat inside...so we did. We came home, Gracie went to play at her friend Reagan's house, and I got Chloe down for her nap. Hale and Weston headed to Jennifer's to pick up Colton so he and Weston could play for a while. I needed to do laundry and some cleaning but instead sat on the computer reading facebook and blogs. Hale and my dad went to look at a few trucks for Hale (with no luck. I ran to the store after Chloe got up from her nap, and all the sudden our day was gone. Jennifer came to get Colton, and Gracie came home. By this time, it was too late to take Gracie to choir, which I totally forgot about. Reagan's mom sent us some pork tenderloin for dinner, and it was SO good, even Weston loved it. By 6, Gracie was in full meltdown mode. This kindergarten thing is starting to catch up with her. She is SO tired. The plan was to get the kids to bed early so we could watch Big Brother, but when I laid down with Weston he was all the sudden scared about Casey Anthony. OH MY GOODNESS. This is what happens when you aren't listening to K-Love, and the radio station talks about her killing her daughter. Lovely...just what I want my 8yr old to hear. So needless to say, so tv time for mommy and daddy. A day in our life.

The only picture i took today was with my phone, Weston and Colton doing who knows what. Weston has a thing for "flat bill" hats (which I will not buy...so he flips the bill up on his baseball cap), and fake gold jewelry out of the machine at Zaxby's. Should I be worried??

17 months

2011-08-22T11:03:00.000-07:00

Chloe is 17 months old. She is SO much fun right now!! We literally just sit and watch her, and laugh everyday. Weston and Gracie LOVE her so much. Sometimes I can't believe I have 3 kids...crazy. Here is a picture of my girl on the day she turned 17 months. She is quite busy and doesn't like to sit still so this is the best I got that day. She looks so big to me in these pictures but poor thing only weighs barely 18 pounds. Bitty girl.

"the look"

2011-08-22T10:59:00.001-07:00

I had to post this because Chloe is SO funny right now!! I want to be able to look back at this and remember how funny she was at this age, and this hilarious face she makes!! I am not sure when she started doing it..or why...but this is what she did when I told her to look at me so I could take her picture...."the look". Funny girl.

back to school.....3rd grade and KINDERGARTEN

2011-08-21T11:59:00.000-07:00

My babies are back in school, and my 1st baby girl is in kindergarten!! How can this be?? It was so weird the first day, just me and Chloe at home. She couldn't figure out where everybody went. Gracie was SO excited so it was easier for mommy. I just about lost it when we walked out of that room the first day. I was giving her a kiss and hug and I had tears ready to pour out, but she was so happy!! Then I think it really hit me the first day I let her get out in the car rider line with Weston. She wasn't scared at all, but it didn't seem like she was big enough to be walking into that big 'ole school. I am SO happy for her that she loves school. The only time she was sad was the 2nd or 3rd day. I think she was just tired, and she wanted to stay home. I don't think she realized she would be going all day everyday. One morning it was storming, and she said "mom, since it's storming I don't have to go to school?" This is what happens when you let your child "skip" preschool when it storms:) haha Weston is a big 3rd grader! He loves his teacher and loves 3rd grade. Seriously, how did my babies grow up so fast? I really don't like it. Actually, there are lots of fun things about them growing up, but it just means they are getting closer and closer to middle school and high school, and that scares me. Right now they are still so innocent. There are just so many things we cannot shelter them from. SO SAD...

Anyway, now that I sound like a debbie downer, here are a few pics of my babies...who love school!! Loving school is a big deal for a certain boy in our house....

check-up day

2011-08-03T12:23:00.000-07:00

Gracie had her 5yr old check up last week, and she did not enjoy it one bit. I told her we would go do something special after (we got a cupcake), and this was her response..."mom, I am NOT going to my doctor appointment!!!" Well, she went, and it took all of my strength to pick her up kicking and screaming to get her up on the table for her shots. Poor girl! Dr. Guinter says she will take after her Daddy and be tall. She weighed 51lbs (75th percentile) (one pound more than Weston, poor guy) and 49 1/2 inches tall (90th percentile). My big girl...and to thing she was my tiniest baby.

something to remember

2011-08-03T12:11:00.001-07:00

The other day I was putting away the kids' old lunch boxes, and opened them to make sure their was nothing inside. There is a pocket inside Weston's, and I had noticed before their was some notes in there, but this time I took them out. My sweet boy saved every one of the little happy lunch notes I sent everyday. I love that kid so much!!!! He is my tender-hearted, sensitive one. I pray he always stays that way. I know the day will come when he doesn't think I am cool anymore. So sad. (a little funny....Gracie told me after a few weeks of school last year..."mom, please don't put those papers in my lunch anymore". love that girl)

16 months

2011-07-20T12:45:00.000-07:00

I just realized that I am so behind on blogging that I forgot to do Chloe's 15 month post. This summer has been busy, and I don't get much free time to be on the computer when I am chasing this wild girl around 24/7!! My sweet bitty girl is 116 months old, and it still seems like yesterday she was a tiny sweet little newborn...and then I wake up to the reality that she is by far the most high maintenence child that I have!!! I am SO thankful that she is such a happy, funny girl, but the child literally wears me out. She may be a tiny 18 pounds (barely) but she is feisty and strong willed.

Chloe bear....here is what you are up to at 16 months...

**You weigh 18 pounds. (way smaller than W and G at this age)

**You wear 12 month clothes, and size 2 1/2 shoe

**You still wear size 2 diapers

**You are a picky eater; you like mashed potatoes, bread, pretzels, chicken and rice, cucumbers, cinnamon rolls, any fruit but especially canteloupe. I still give you a bottle twice a day so you get milk.

**You are NOT a good sleeper. I usually put you to bed around 8 and you get up atleast once a night, usually more like 2 or 3 times. Makes mommy crazy.

**You have really bad excema, we use a special creme that seems to be helping

**You LOVE to read books, especially ones with animal pictures. You give all the animals kisses.

**You LOVE to play outside. We have to watch you like a hawk because you climb up the ladder to the swingset. You think you are bi!

**You love to sit in my lap and sing songs. I love it too!

**You are so sweet, and when you are sleepy, your paci and blanket are your best friend.

We love you Bitty!!

a day at the lake

2011-07-20T12:27:00.000-07:00

Our sweet friends (and sunday school teachers) invited us to go to the lake with them and we had a blast!! Weston was so excited, and Gracie with her fear of the unknown kept asking me how she was gonna swim in the lake. I told her just like you do in the pool but you can't reach the bottom. Poor think, she couldn't imagine what it was like. She was excited when she got on the boat though. Hale and Weston surfed, and the kids loved jumping off the boat and swimming in the water. Hale was in heaven, and we had such a fun day. Mom and Dad stayed with Chloe and I am pretty sure she got everything she wanted:)

sisters

2011-07-20T12:21:00.000-07:00

My kids usually wake up fighting, but they really do love each other, and they love Chloe SO much. She loves to sing, and she will climb up in my lap and start rolling her hands like "wheels on the bus". It's so cute. The other day I looked in the living room and she had climbed up with Gracie and they were singing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star". sisters... my sweet girls. I hope they always love each other like this. I always wondered what it would have been like to have a sister.

Gracie's Birthday

2011-07-20T11:57:00.000-07:00

Gracie's 5th Birthday was on July 2nd, and I am so behind and just now posting about her fun birthday weekend. I can't believe my baby girl will be going to kindergarten!!! My Gracie"s favorite things right now....milk, cinnamon rolls, cheetos, popsicles, mac n cheese, canteloupe and watermelon, Disney Channel (especially Good Luck Charlie), she LOVES to sing and dance, jump on the trampouline, play tball and ride her new "birthday" bike. She loves her Daddy, and likes to sleep by herself, with "nite nite", Hello Kitty, and all her stuffed animal friends. She had a fun birthday, starting with a party with her friends at the Sprinkler Park, and the next day (her actual birthday) we ate pancakes for breakfast and went to see Cars 2. I love my girl so much!! I am gonna miss her terribly when school starts!! I wish I could just freeze time. My babies are growing too fast.

14 months

2011-06-10T12:51:00.000-07:00

Chloe is 14 (almost 15) months old, and a busy busy girl!! She is SO funny, and makes us laugh everyday!!! She weighs 18lbs, and wears 12 month clothes, loves to take a bath and play outside, she is not a big eater (mostly loves bread, fruit and anything sweet), and is very strong-willed. She is so happy. Everywhere we go people comment on her smile! We thing she is pretty special, and pretty cute too!!

Gracie's Field Day and Pre-K Graduation

2011-06-10T12:18:00.000-07:00

My big girl had her 1st "Field Day" and preschool graduation at the end of May. I can't believe she will be in Kindergarten next year!! It breaks my heart. I have to confess, I feel like I let her last 4 or 5 years slip through my fingers!! She was the easiest baby, and pretty laid back kid, and here I am thinking how in the world did she grow up so fast?! I felt like I savored eery moment with Weston before he started Kindergarten, I don't feel like I did that with her. SO sad to me. I didn't do it on purpose, it just happened so fast. Here is my sweet girl, so excited about field day, which she loved, but didn't love the balloon-between--the-knees race, and so proud at her program/graduation. I am so proud of her too. She is SO smart!! So ready for "big school"!!

lately

2011-06-10T12:11:00.000-07:00

Busy summer so far! Weston's 8th birthday party, getting ready for Gracie's 1st dance recital, Chloe is everywhere, sleeping as late as possible (which is 8am in our house), swimming at Wendi's, just enjoying the idea od no school, and no homework, and no schedule!! I love it!! (especially the no school and homework part) Here are some pictures of our summer fun, so far!

Birthday Boy...the "real" day

2011-05-29T21:25:00.001-07:00

I can't believe my sweet boy..my first baby...is 8 years old today. We had a fun day! After church we headed to Mimi and Papa's, then went to lunch at Weston's favorite place, Buffalo Wild Wings. The boy LOVES hot wings...barbeque wings that is! Weston has relly grown up so much this past year. He looks so much older too, maybe it's the "big" teeth! He is such a fun, sweet kid, but it breaks my heart to peices that my babies are growing up so fast.

Weston...here is what you are up to these days.....you love to PLAY!!!! and you love that is summer break, you love hot wings, root beer, coke, cinnamon toast crunch, bologna sandwiches, spicy chips, cheese, popsicles, spaghetti and garlic bread, skateboarding, riding your bike, playing with Paige & Colton, Luke, Will, Matthew, and Kolby, and sometimes Gracie (bless her heart). You like to stay up late, and watch TV, especially Zeke and Luther, Mystery Hunters, Phinneas and Ferb, Zack & Cody, Victorious, and Good Luck Charlie. You like to read (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Warriors), and love everything Tony Hawk. You still sleep with us (i know, i know), and say you will until you are 90! (Which is fine with Mommy!)

We love you SO SO much buddy!!! Happy Birthday!!

talking

2011-05-04T09:22:00.000-07:00

Everytime I try to get Chloe saying her few little words she stops. I finally got her to do it this time!

13 months and a big girl car seat

2011-05-04T09:00:00.000-07:00

Chloe is actually 13 1/2 months old now, and a few days ago we put her in her big girl car seat. I was so thankful I kept Gracie's car seat even though we weren't planning on having another baby. They are so expensive so I was happy not to have to buy a new one. At first I put her backwards because she is still pretty small, but that kind of car seat just doesn't do well backwards...especially if you have a tall husband who drives your van quite often. So I turned her facing forward after about 2 days, and she was so excited! She didn't really know what to think, and kept pointing to the tv. It was so funny! I think W and G were just as excited about it!

Oh Bitty girl...you are SO funny and keep us on our toes!

**you weigh about 18 lbs

**you wear some 9 month and some 12 month clothes, and size 2 1/2 shoe

**you LOVE to be outside and you LOVE LOVE any animal (especially the cat that thinks he lives here)

**you love books especially the touch and feel ones, and ones that have animals or elmo

**you love to take a bath

**you get SO excited when Daddy gets home from work...i know it makes his day!

**you love Weston and Gracie SO much and are so excited when we pick them up from school

**you are saying a few words now...mama, dada, bubba, bye-bye, uh-oh

**you wave to everybody, and hold your hands up when we say "all gone"

**you are very outgoing, (more than W & G were) and lvoe to GO...anywhere. When I say we are leaving you start waving and saying bye bye. You get so excited!

**you are VERY VERY busy and i can't take my eyes off of you (which is why I am behind on blogging, that is another post in itself)

WE LOVE YOU so much Chloe!!

1yr stats

2011-03-28T10:19:00.000-07:00

Chloe had her 1yr check up on Friday. She is a tiny girl.....17lbs, and 28 inches tall. Dr. Guinter said her head was the biggest part of her. She is in the 3rd percentile in weight , and 10th in height. She of course did NOT like the shots, but most of all hated the bandaid on her finger. She would stop crying, and then look at her finger and scream!!

Happy 1st Birthday Chloe....the party

2011-03-28T10:02:00.000-07:00

We celebrated Chloe's birthday last Sunday. I can't believe my baby is ONE!!! She had fun eating cake, and playing in her new chair from Mimi and Papa, but she really didn't have any interest in opening presents. We had some family and a few close friends come over to celebrate. Here are some pics of Chloe's special day! I forgot to get a picture of it, but she was SO excited over the balloons, that was her favorite thing!

a temper? who me???

2011-03-23T18:23:00.000-07:00

Chloe decided on her birthday that she would reveal her little temper to us! It was actually quite funny, but she was playing with Weston's water bottle and she couldn't get the top top stay on. Needless to say, she was pretty mad. Ha!

Another day, we were outside and I didn't put shoes on her, and she did NOT like to put her feet in the grass and was quick to let me know how she felt about it!

I love that I cought these facial expressions, but Weston thought it was mean for me to take pictures of her when she was "crying". Ha!

the new trampoline

2011-03-23T18:18:00.000-07:00

My parents got Weston and Gracie a trampoline for an "early" birthday present, and the LOVE it!!! ((i think little miss Chloe likes it a little too!)

one year ago

2011-03-18T18:46:00.000-07:00

One year ago today my sweet Chloe came into this crazy world! I seriously can't believe it has already been a whole year. So much changes in a year, and Chloe is SO much fun! We are having a small party for her on Sunday afternoon with family and some sweet friends. Of course she has no clue what a birthday is, but she just laughed when we sang to her this morning! It's really funny because she has been SO whiny today, and really showing us that she is going to have a temper. Hale said she may be giving us a hint of what the next year will be like! ha

Here is what our bitty girl is up to at ONE year!

**you weigh between 16 1/2 and 17 lbs (way less than W & G at 1yr)

**you wear 6-9 and some 6-12 month clothes, and size 3 shoe

**you LOVE to take a bath and cry when I get you out (every night)

**you are walking now, but still mostly crawl

**today we realized that you are like Weston (when he was a baby) in that you do not like to put your feet down in grass

**you are not a big eater, you like mostly baby food still

**you say "dada" (and "mama" sometimes)

**you love to watch W & G play outside and think it's really funny when they dribble the basketball and ride their bikes

**sleeping....not so great. you still usually wake up atleast once during the night, and yes I still give you a bottle when you get up (bad idea, I know)

We love you bitty girl! Happy , Happy 1st Birthday!!

Jesus in my heart!

2011-03-16T09:20:00.000-07:00

I love having this blog. I love that I can journal all of the sweet, funny, crazy and normal things that happen in our everyday life. A little while ago we had gone to check on a friends dog, and then I was taking the kids to my friend Roxanne's house to play. I usually always have K-Love on in the car, and Gracie sings along alot. She is my music lover. Weston likes it and will say if he likes a particular song, but will not sing! My sweet Gracie says to me...."Oh mom, this song makes me have Jesus in my heart!" AAHHHH!! Oh how I pray she always will!!!!!

the "teeth" picture

2011-03-15T17:30:00.001-07:00

I love it!!! My smiley girl showing her new pearly whites!!

teeth

2011-03-15T14:33:00.000-07:00

Chloe will be ONE this Friday, and the girl has (almost) 8 teeth! For the record, Weston and Gracie both got their first tooth at 11 months and they all slowly came is after that. Chloe has this huge smile, and you can usually see them all when she is laughing!! I love it! (You can't really see her teeth in this picture but I just hought it was cute)

Also, she started walking over the last few days!!!! She would rather crawl because she can get there so much faster...especially if we forget to hide the remote!! I will post pics and a video later of my big girl taking some steps!

birthdays and conversations

2011-03-09T11:15:00.001-08:00

Chloe will be one next week, and I have been sitting here thinking about how I should be so excited, but I am so sad that my baby is already ONE! Actually, all my kids will celebrate birthdays over the next few months and it is a sad reality that they grow up WAY too fast. Weston will be 8 in May, Gracie will be 5 in July. My (other) baby girl is going to kindergarten!!! Where did the time go? Chloe is starting to walk and talk a little and it's so exciting, because we (all of us) seriously watch every move she makes. You would think she was our first child, really. The kids get as excited as Hale and I do when she does something new. It's precious, they love her SO much. They are so funny though. Gracie and I had this conversation this morning after we dropped Weston off (this is after Weston left the van door open when he got out)...

Me: "Weston...close the door buddy."

Gracie: "Why is Weston so lazy?"

Me: "Gracie, that was rude."

Gracie: "oh, why didn't we have a baby boy instead of a girl, ugh."

The drama of this child!! Where does she come up with this stuff??

Anyway, my babies are growing into little people, and it makes me sad. Different phases of life I guess. I thanks God for these precious little people that make me so happy, sad, crazy, and make me laugh everyday!!

little monkey

2011-02-19T14:39:00.000-08:00

I think we have a little monkey on our hands! Chloe climbs on everything!!!! Hale called me to come look at her last night and this is what she was doing. Needless to say baby gates are not going to keep her trapped for much longer. (yes, we have old baby gates!)

11 months

2011-02-19T14:17:00.000-08:00

Chloe is 11 months old and I can't believe in one month she will be ONE!!!! Here are a few pics of our girl, and what she is up to.

We love you sweet girl and can't believe how fast 11 months has gone!

**You weigh 16 lbs 8 oz

**You wear mostly 6-9 month clothes, but can still wear some 3-6 mo, and are starting to fit into some 6-12 mo stuff. You wear size 2 shoe.

**You wear size 2 diaper.

**You are sleeping a little better. Not consistently through the night again but it's better. We put you to bed around 7:30 or 8 and you usually wake up screaming sometime before 10, and sometimes get up again around 4.

**You don't really love to eat, but when you are hungry you like carrots, squash, applesauce, bananas, graham crackers, mac & cheese, potatoes, cinnamon rolls, and blueberry muffins.

**You love to play with our phones, and put them up to your ear and say "ha". We think you are saying "hi". It's so cute!

**You love to take a bath, and put your face in the water and laugh!!

**You are standing alone, but not taking any steps which is fine with mommy!

**You love to be outside. When Weston and Gracie play basketball you think it is SO funny. I can't wait until the weather stays nice so we can go out everyday!

**You say "dada", "mama", &"bubba". Gracie wants you to say her name so bad!

**You LOVE your paci and blanket.

**Your favorite toys are books (touch and feel animals), Elmo phone, balls, little people, and Gracie's littlest pet shop stuff.

**You are so precious to us and we think you have such a happy personality. You seem to be very outgoing, and are always smiling!

autobiography

2011-01-21T15:23:00.000-08:00

We had another snow day today. The kids played in the snow for a while, and did not fight!! This is BIG!! They came inside and ate lunch, and Weston decided he wanted to write an autobiography. I said sure, that is a great idea. I really thought the child would get distracted and forget about it. About 20 minutes later he came in the living room to show me his "book". Seriously, I thought I would cry...my baby is growing up way too fast. But I was SO proud of my smart, sweet boy!! I love this kid!!!!!!

10 months

2011-01-19T12:44:00.000-08:00

I can't believe in 2 months we will be celebrating our little Chloe's 1st Birthday!! I am SO not ready for that. She is a sweet, happy, busy little girl, and we love her SO much!

Here is what you are up to this month bitty girl:

**You weigh about 16 1/2 lbs

**You are still wearing 6-9 month clothes, and now are wearing size 2 shoes

**You wear size 2 diapers

**You don't really love to eat, but when you are really hungry you love carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, applesauce, bananas, and corn casserole. you have tried some "real" foods like mashed potatoes, mac & cheese, and biscuits and cinnamon rolls and you liked all of them a little.

**You still take a bottle every 4 hours or so.

**You are crawling everywhere and getting into everything you can reach. we are trying to remember to keep things out of your reach but that is not working so well.

**You LOVE to take a bath and get really upset when I get you out. You have no fear of the water(so far)

**You love to chew on everything,. Your favorite toys are your keys, little people, and Weston's foam darts.

**You are very attached (when you are sleepy) to your pink and green blanket and your paci. You love that thing!

**You are a very happy baby! You are always smiling!! Even in the middle of the night when you shouldn't be waking up!! We are gonna have to talk some more about that!!

**You are actually not sleeping all that great. You mostly only take one nap a day from about 12:30-3, and go to bed around 7:30 or 8 at night. You are making a habit of waking up atleast once sometimes more. The pediatrition says you are fine, and we are just gonna have to let you fuss yourself back to sleep. Wel....he doesn't live in our house. When you scream in the middle of the night, everyone wakes up. Let's just say this makes for a grouchy family the next day. (btw, we love our doctor:)

**You are such a blessing to our family sweet girl!!! We love you more than you could ever know!!

wordless wednesday

2011-01-19T07:56:00.001-08:00

love...
(sorry, this was supposed to be wordless..ha)

2 bottom teeth

2011-01-12T12:46:00.000-08:00

Chloe has her FIRST tooth. actually 2 teech. They started coming in at the same time (while she was sick) so she wasn't a happy camper! They are completely in now and she wants to bite everything in sight. This picture is a little fuzzy but I had to zoom it in to see those little teeth. (and yes, she is chewing on a foam dart from Weston's dart gun. The things you let the 3rd child do..oh my!)

P.S...Please excuse the nice paint job on our front door...never noticed that until now!

talking and waving

2011-01-11T12:08:00.000-08:00

Chloe started waving and saying "DaDa" a few days ago. Her little voice is SO sweet!!!!

SNOW DAY FUN!!!

2011-01-10T13:56:00.001-08:00

We had about 3 or 4 inches of snow fall last night and the kids were so excited to get up and play this morning!! It was so pretty last night when everything was covered in snow...before all the footprints and sled tracks! We are hoping for another snow day tomorrow!!

Merry CHRISTmas!!

2010-12-24T09:40:00.000-08:00

Just as I got ready to post a little Merry Christmas, I realized this is the 100th post on my blog. I have enjoyed blogging, and it is such a good way to journal our life with our 3 little blessings.

Hope you all have a wonderful holiday, and remember the real reason we celebrate CHRISTmas!
Merry Christmas!

9 months

2010-12-18T15:57:00.000-08:00

I can't believe it has been 9 months since our sweet Chloe came into this world!! Time really goes by way too fast. Really. Poor baby is sick too. this is the first time she has had a cold or anything so she is pretty pitiful. She has bronchiolitis and an ear infection. We have actually been to the doctor 3 times in the last 5 days. I am hoping she is on the uphill now, I need sleep!!! She is taking breathing treatments and steroids for her breathing so she is not herself!

Anyway, here is what our bitty girl is up to.....

**You weigh 15 lbs

**You wear size 3-6 or 6-9 month clothes, and size 2 diapers.

**You still take a bottle every 4 hours or so, not really a big eater.

**We are pretty sure you are allergic to some foods, the only things that don't make your excema flare up are carrots, squash, and plain fruits. and you are picky too....yay!

**You are really loud and we have so much fun watching you play.

**You light when Daddy comes home, and when you see us in the morning. But you REALLY love Daddy.

**You wore shoes for the first time last week and they stayed on for like, 3 minutes. Really.

**You are crawling everywhere and pulling up on everything. We can't keep up with you!

**You love all the Christmas decorations, especially the stuffed Santa, and the snowman that sings "Shorty Got Low". (yes, I am embarrased to say that. Thanks Mimi for buying it.)

**You are SO happy, unless you are sleepy or at the doctor, or don't want to be the car seat.

**We love you SOOOOO much bitty girl!!!

SO far behind

2010-12-01T11:25:00.001-08:00

Well, needless to say, I am way behind on blogging. We went to the beach over Fall Break and had such a great time, but have been without internet for a little while. So.... I have some catching up to do.

What we have been up to... beach trip with Hale's parents was SO great and relaxing!! It was fun to spend some time with them, and the kids loved seeing them. Chloe turned 7 months old while we were gone and started sitting up. I dropped my camera in the sand and it is broken..ugh!! Those of you who know me know this is a problem. I take atleast one picture everyday! Chloe is now 8 months old and crawling everywhere, and is not an fan of baby gates. ha! She is so funny, and very active!! The kids are getting ready for their first Choir Musical. It's called "Back to the Manger" and Weston has a speaking part. They are both SO excited!

Here are some pictures from lately!

6 months stats

2010-10-02T14:41:00.000-07:00

Sorry, I am pretty sure noone is interested in this little bit of information, but since this blog is like a journal (baby book...ha) for me I want to be able to look back and see how my bitty girl has grown. We had her 6 month check up yesterday. Dr. Guinter jokingly said she is quite "height challenged" and just a tiny girl. She wieghed 13 1/2 lbs, which is way less than W or G at 6 months. I actually forgot how long she was yesterday, but her percentages were 10th percentile in weight, and 25th in height. He said she looked great, and she was a really happy smiley girl until the dreaded shots!! She had 3 shots (including the 1st half of the flu shot) and the oral Roto Virus stuff, which she does NOT like. She ran a little fever yesterday and last night, but seems fine today. I always worry a little when my kids get the flu shots, you just never know how they will react. I would add a picture but I am on the computer that has no pics. I'll post a few tomorrow. Have a great weekend!

6 months

2010-09-26T20:11:00.000-07:00

Chloe is 6 months old (actually one week ago) but I am a little late doing this post. I have been so tired at night lately, and haven't been on the computer much other than to check email (and facebook..ha).

So, here is what out bitty girl is up to....

**** Chloe....you are SO loud, and we LOVE it!!!! You have a high-pitched little voice, and it's so sweet to hear, as long as we don't hear it in the middle of the night. Ha!

****You are wearing size 2 diapers, and 3-6 month clothes. (no shoes yet)

**** You smile ALL the time! Everybody always comments about how happy you are.

**** You are eating cereal now for dinner, and you have also tried squash, carrots, sweet potatoes, peas, applesauce and bananas. So far, your favorites are squash and bananas.

**** You take a bottle every 3 hours, and eat lunch and dinner.

**** You are NOT the best napper, I am happy when you take atleast 1 good nap a day. But usually you just cat nap.

****You sleep about 10 hours a night, Sometimes a little less. We are putting you to bed about 9 and you wake up between 6 and 7.

****You LOVE the Jumperoo, swing, exersaucer, and especially rolling all over the floor!

We love you SO much Chloe Bear!!!

Back to (Pre) School and my Dancing Girl

2010-09-06T14:14:00.000-07:00

Gracie and I started back to school last Thursday. It was rough getting back into the swing of things, but I was so glad Hale could stay home with Chloe that first day because she was really fussy the night before. Of course she was fine all day with Daddy. I have a really sweet class, and Gracie LOVED her new teacher, snd was excited to see her friends. I can't believe this is her last year of preschool! It makes me sad... my babies are growing up way too fast!! Gracie also started dance class 2 weeks ago, and she loves it too!

snaggletooth

2010-09-06T14:10:00.000-07:00

Weston pulled his top front tooth the other night, and after I almost cried (my baby is growing up) I took a few pictures of my cute little man!!

Labor Day Weekend

2010-09-06T13:53:00.000-07:00

We have a nice, relaxing weekend so far! Friday night Hale and Weston walked down to the CHS game, and the girls and I stayed here. Gracie and I layed on the couch and attempted to watch Camp Rock 2, but she got soo tired about an hour into it. The boys ended up coming home before the game was over so I finished watching it with Weston while Hale watched football upstairs. Saturday the weather was so nice, so the kids played outside most of the day. Weston had baseball practice that afternoon, and Hale said he did great! We are really hoping he will stick with it, even though he would much rather be outside climbing trees and riding his bike than doing any kind of sport. Saturday night we went to dinner with one of Hale's childhood friends , Jay, and his family. We had a great time downtown eating at Huey's, and letting the kids see the beautiful (ha) Mississippi River. You can tell we don't leave our little town much because we were on the interstate and Gracie said "wow" at every building she saw. We went down close to Mud Island to a park area. It was a great place to take some pictures of the kids and let them run around before we went to the restuarant. I forgot to take any pictures at dinner, but Jay's wife Christine is really sweet, and his kids are SO cute!! Here are a few pics from the weekend!

5 months

2010-08-20T09:43:00.000-07:00

My sweet little Chloe was 5 months on Wednesday. I can't believe how quickly these months went by!! She is such a sweet baby. She is VERY aware of what is going on around her, we are pretty sure she will be a little "nosy rosy" like her sister. I am SO excited that her eyes are turning GREEN!!!! Finally, maybe one of my kids will look like me! (ha) A few years ago, we were at the pediatritions office, and Dr. Guinter was looking at Weston and Gracie, and he says to me "well Kim, if you want a kid who looks like you, you are just gonna have to have another one!" I literally laughed...at the thought of having another!!! Well....maybe Chloe will be the one, because she is the last baby for us for sure!!

Anyway, here is what you are up to this month sweet girl...

***I am guessing you weigh about 12 1/2 lbs or so

***You eat every 3 hours, about 6 oz

***You sleep from 9 or 10pm until 6:30 or 7am (sometimes a little later)

***You are wearing size 3-6 month clothes, and size 1 or 2 diapers
***You are SO happy, especially when you wake up. I love it!!

***You LOVE the Jumparoo. We have to put a pillow under it b/c your little feet don't touch.

***You just started eating rice cereal and you don't really love it. I hope you are a better eater than your brother and sister.

***We think you will definitly be a talker, and you can squeal really loud! It's so funny!

***We are enjoying you SO much!! I just want you to stay little as long as possible!! I can already tell you are going to be really spoiled!! That's okay..right?!

oH hApPy DaY

2010-08-10T07:48:00.000-07:00

Well, the first day of school came and went....and NO CRYING!!!! You have no idea what a BIG deal that is for us, mainly Weston!! He loved it!! He is in 2nd grade this year. Kindergarten was really hard the first 2 weeks, but then he loved it. 1st grade...not so much. Thankd God for the answered prayers for a sweet teacher, and most of all, sweet friends!! He was so excited to walk in and see a buddy from Kindergarten that he was hoping would be in his class. He was happy, and Mommy was really happy! Here a few pics of my big 2nd grader!

check ups and picture overload

2010-08-06T16:45:00.001-07:00

The kids had check ups last week, and I am just now getting around to posting about that. I started this blog for our family out of town, but I try to post important info (for me) so I can remember. I haven't been good (since Weston was a baby) about keeping up with baby books. Weston's is pretty filled, Gracie has a 1st year calendar that I hardly put anything in, and poor Chloe....well she will have to look back at this blog . How awful is that???

Anyway...here are the stats...

Weston 7 years old...45 inches tall....43 1/2 lbs (my little man)

Gracie 4 years old...43 inches tall....46 lbs (my big girl)

Chloe...4 months...23 1/2 inches...11lbs 6oz (my bitty girl)

I love our pediatrition. We have been going to him since Weston was born, and we have been there alot!! He told us that at the rate they are going right now, Weston could be about 5'6 and about 130 lbs, Gracie could be about 5'9 and 160 (bless her heart...she is the LITTLE sister) and Chloe is following in Weston's footsteps in growth. I looked back at Weston's baby book and he weighed 12 1/2 lbs at 4 months so she is actually smaller than he was.

I LOVE my babies, and I can't believe I have 3 kids!! Weston is SO funny, and sweet and smart, and NOT ready to go back to school! We found out his teacher, and we have heard GREAT things about her. I have really prayed that he would have a great 2nd grade year, and begin to make some friendships that will last. I still have some close friends that I have had since 2nd or 3rd grade, and that is so special to me. Gracie is such a sweet girl, and becoming more "lovey". She loves school, and IS excited to go. She will be in Jr. Kindergarten in our Mother's Day Out program at church (where I teach Pre-K). She will go 3 days a week, and I work 2 of those days. Chloe will go with me and be in the nursery with some sweet older ladies from church. I am worried about her getting sick, but I know they will love her, and hold her, and spoil her rotten! This summer has flown by way too fast, and I am not ready to get back in the swing of things, but we are so looking forward to our beach trip on Fall Break. We are meeting Nonni & Paps (Hale's parents) in Panama City and all staying together! The kids are so excited too! We have never been in October but I think the weather will be much nicer, especially for Chloe. She is gonna look so stinkin' cute in her little swimsuits! I can't wait! I am hoping to get some good beach pictures for christmas cards too! (Bring your cameras Paps!!)

Here are some recent pictures of the kiddos!

4 months...a few days late

2010-07-19T16:52:00.000-07:00

Chloe is 4 months old now, and really getting her little personality! We love to see her smile so big!! She is a really happy baby. The only time she cries is when she first starts taking her bottle (already checked with dr., not sure why but then she chugs all of it), or when she is in a big crowd of people. I can already tell that she is alot like Weston and loves to be home.
Gracie on the other hand would "go" 24/7 if she had the chance. Chloe is like Gracie in that she loves to sleep. She has been sleeping through the night (with a few exceptions) since about 2 1/2 months. It's so neat to see both of their personalities in her. We just love our sweet bitty girl!!

Here is what you are up to lately Chloe.....

***You weigh about 12 pounds ( have not had check up yet, this is my guess)

***You wear 3-6 months clothes (mostly) and size 1 diaper

***You eat every 3 hours during the day, about 5oz each feeding

***You sleep about 9 hours at night, and take 2 or 3 naps a day

***You love to play on your activity mat and you usually end up completly turned around

***You can roll over from tummy to back, and hold your head up really well

***You sat in the Bumbo seat in a chair with us at dinner with us the other night and you were SO excited!

***You LOVE to hear Daddy's voice when he gets home, it's so sweet!

*** You light up when Weston and Gracie talk to you, they love you so much!

I am such a proud Mommy!! We love you so much Chloe Bear!!

4 years already??

2010-07-04T08:06:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it was 4 years ago (friday) when we saw our Gracie girl for the first time! I will never forget...we were out to eat at El Mezcal with my parents, Vic and Summer and I started having "real" contractions. I had been having braxton hicks (sp?) since early on but these felt different. I told Hale to watch the clock because I thought this was it, and I think he thought I was over reacting. Ha! (me??, no way!) Well, they were like 5 minutes apart. So we ALL headed to the hospital, and poor Weston was barely 3 and he was a little scared. By the time they got me all settled my contractions were 2-3 minutes apart and I thought I was dying!!!! ....and I was only 2 centimeters!! Oh my goodness, I thought I had some pain tolerance, but not this time. Well, long story short, I was not dialiting anymore, and her heart rate was dropping so we had an emergency c-section. Luckily, I had already had stadol and an epidural, so I didn't really have chance to be scared it all happened so fast. Out 1st teeny tiny baby girl was born at 2:39 am on July 2, 2006. She was SO small...3lbs 13 oz and 17 1/4 inches. (btw- I was only 36 weeks) I didn't get to see her until the next day because she had to go to the NICU (for 8 long days) because she was so little. She was so beautiful and perfect. She was the BEST baby, and so laid back. Well....not so much anymore! HA! 4 years later, she is still SO beautiful!! She is also very high maintence, funny, loud, silly, and can be SO sweet when she wants to. She loves her brother and sister, milk, cheetos, cinnamon rolls, strawberries, playing outside, swimming, Polly Pocket, barbies, and loves to watch Caillou. She is a very happy girl (unless she needs a nap) and makes us laugh everyday!

We had a fun birthday weekend, I'll post pics later. Here is a few pictures of my girl!

rolling over

2010-06-22T09:22:00.000-07:00

Chloe is rolling over now!! What a big girl!

3 months

2010-06-20T18:52:00.000-07:00

Our sweet Chloe Bear is 3 months old. Where does the time go? She is such a happy girl, and smiles all the time! She melts our hearts....especially Weston's. He loves her SOOOO much!! Gracie does love her, but she giver kisses and goes about her own business. We are in Hot Springs right now and we miss her like crazy!!!

Here is what you are up to sweetie girl....(once again....for me to look back on, sorry to bore ya)

*You weigh about 10 1/2 lbs

*You wear 0-3 month clothes and size 1 diapers

*You are eating every 3 hours...4-5 oz (Similac Sensitive)

*You sleep about 8-9 hours at night (in your crib), and take pretty good naps during the day(in the pack n play or swing).

*You are SO happy and love for us to talk to you. If you can't see anybody, you will let us know.

We love you so much Chloe!!!

my sweet smiley girl

2010-06-13T13:26:00.000-07:00

My smiley girl is getting so big!! She is SO happy and we are enjoying every minute of her because we know all too well how quickly she will grow up. We did have a rough week though. Last Sunday she was really fussy during church and it only got worse throughout the day. Around 4 pm I noticed she felt warm. I was really shocked to see that she had 101.4 temp!! She was only 11 weeks old!! I called the dr. and he assured me it would be ok to bring her in Monday morning (instead of going to the ER which I did NOT want to do) because she was eating well and not showing any other symptoms of anything. I took her first thing Monday, and after a long day of blood work and urine tests, we found she had a Urinary Tract infection!! I LOVE our pediatrition, and he was concerned for her. He put her on a really strong antibiotic (Septra) and we go back on the 21st to have another urinalysis and ultrasound of her kidneys to check for Kidney Reflux. I am a little worried, but I trust that everything will be fine. Please pray that my sweet girl does NOT have to go through lots of painful tests. I know she won't remember any of this, but Mommy will!!

We leave next Saturday to take the kids (the "big" ones) to Hot Springs AR to go to Magic Springs. They are really excited, and so are we, but my parents are staying with Chloe and it's gonna kill me to leave her!!!

My baby is growing up!

2010-05-29T17:23:00.000-07:00

7 years ago today God gave us the most amazing gift ever when he made us parents for the first time. I will never forget that day, and remember it like it was yesterday. Weston will forever be my "baby" no matter how old he gets!! He is such a lover, and cuddler! He loves to play hard, and does not require much sleep. He loves Legos, Ben 10, Star Wars, movies, anything sweet, root beer, hot wings, but his biggest love is our sweet Chloe. He is SO in love with her. I'm sure that will change in a few years when she takes his things and wants to follow him everywhere he goes. Ha! Weston has always been out little monkey..he loves to climb anything...anywhere. We love him to pieces!!! Happy Birthday sweet boy!!!!

what we have been up to....

2010-05-23T11:06:00.001-07:00

We have had a busy month with Mother's Day & Chloe's Baby Dedication at church, Gracie's MDO Program, and Weston's Field Day! Here a some pics!!

2 months

2010-05-23T10:52:00.000-07:00

My sweet girl was 2 months old on Tuesday! I can't believe how fast time flies!! She is so sweet and and loves to cuddle....which makes mommy happy!!

Here is what you are up to "Chloe Bear".....

***You weigh 8 lbs 5 oz and are 21 in long!!

***You wear 0-3 months clothes and size 1 diapers (still a little big though)

***You take 4 oz of formula (Similac sensitive) every 3 hours

***We feed you at 10pm and you sleep until atleast 3 or 4am, eat and go back to sleep 'til about 7.( you slept all night twice...YAY!!)

***You are smiling now and it melts our hearts!!

***Weston says you are the cutest baby we had. Ha! he is so in love with you!!

***Gracie loves you too! She calls you "Cutie Bear" and loves to help Mommy!

(btw...this info is for me to look back at, i know it is not important to ya'll...ha ha!)

We love you sweet girl!!! Please don't grow up too fast!!

time flies!

2010-04-23T12:45:00.000-07:00

Our little Chloe is 5 weeks old this week! I can't believe how fast it has gone by! I remember thinking Gracie didn't seem lie a baby for very long, and Weston seemed like a baby forever! I guess because he was our first, and we seriously sat and watched his every move! Poor Gracie and Chloe, I didn't even keep a baby book with Gracie!! ( i so can't believe i did that!) I wish so many times that I had this blog when W & G were babies, it's really like a little journal for me.

Chloe is doing great, and really growing! Even though she is still tiny, she IS growing! Weston started baseball, and both big kids were sick at some point in the last 2 weeks, my Dad was in the hospital, and now Mom has phneumonia so things have been a little crazy! We had a nice Easter, even though it felt really weird not going to church, but Chloe was still too little.

Anyway here are a few pics from the last few weeks! Enjoy!

3 weeks

2010-04-10T12:35:00.000-07:00

Chloe is 3 weeks old and growing like a weed! We are loving her so much!! Having 3 kids isn't as crazy as I thought it would be, although I haven't really had a "busy" day yet so we will how that changes things.
We love you sweet girl! Here is a little about you, and what you are up to at 3 weeks old. ( this if for me to look back on, sorry to bore ya!)
*You weigh about 5 1/2 pounds (i think)
*You wear newborn diapers, and newborn clothes ( a few preemies)
*You eat 3 ounces (Good Start Protect Plus) every 3 hours during the day, and 4
-5 hours at night
*You are sleeping alot! We put you in your bed at night at 10 and you sleep until
1:30am, eat and go back to sleep until 5 or 6, eat and sleep until I
wake you up at 9:00.
*You like your paci when you are hungry, and you only like the one from the
hospital (soothie pacifier)
*You look just like Weston when he was a baby, and he is so proud of that!
Here is what you look like at 3 weeks!! We are so happy you are here to complete our family!

Also, my friend Jennifer over at http://www.all4boys.blogspot.com/ suggested the new title! Thanks Jennifer!! I can't get the picture to shrink right but I will work on it later! It's a little harder to get 3 kids to take a good pic by the way!

2 weeks

2010-04-03T18:36:00.000-07:00

We are lovin' our sweet girl to pieces!! She is 2 weeks old now, and really is a GOOD baby!! She gets up once sometimes twice at night, and is growing so quick!! She weighed 5lbs last week at 12 days old. Weston & Gracie are crazy about her!! Here are a few pics!

Here she is....Blessing # 3

2010-03-19T07:26:00.000-07:00

Chloe Beatrice

March 18, 2010 @5:48 pm

4lbs 11 oz, 17 1/4 inches

Thank you for all the prayers!! Everything went so great, and Chloe did not have to go to the NICU....Praise God!! Because of her weight, she did have to stay in the warming isolette for 12 hours, and we are waiting to hold her any minute!!

Here are a few pics, better ones coming soon!

update...

2010-03-17T19:22:00.001-07:00

A little change of plans....we will actually get to meet our little Chloe tomorrow!! The hospital was booked Friday and couldn't do my surgery, so we have to be there at 3pm tomorrow, and my c-section will be around 5. I am going to be SO thirsty by then, Lord help me!! I need some Diet Dr Pepper every few hours ya know!!! I'm sure I'll be fine, really. Please just pray for my sweet girl, that she is big enough to stay away from the NICU, and that everything will go as planned, and that my other babies will get to see their baby sister tomorrow night!

the BIG day

2010-03-17T10:58:00.000-07:00

36 weeks 5 days

FRIDAY is the Day!!!! Went to the doctor this morning and sweet Chloe has not grown much at all in the last 2 weeks. So as of right now, I will go in Friday morning for a c-section. She is not in any distress, and everything else looks great, and looks like she weighs between 4 1/2 and 5 lbs, which for me is a big baby!! I will update this weekend with pics I hope!! Please just pray for no complications, and that her weight IS over 4 lbs, and her lungs are developed enough. I can't wait to see our new baby girl!! God is Good!!!!

36 weeks

2010-03-13T09:16:00.000-08:00

Well, i am 36 weeks now, and SOOOOOO ready for Chloe to be here!!! I got my last shot last week, so it really could be any day now, or I could actually make it past 37 weeks, which is a record for me! My doctor is pretty pleased with everything so far. I have been going every Wednesday for a Bio Physical Profile (special ultrasound) and 2 weeks ago Chloe weighed about 4 lbs 9 oz, which is estimated. If that is accurate, she weighs almost as much as Weston did, and almost a pound more than Gracie did at birth. We have lots of great ultrasound pics, and some really neat 4D ones, but our scanner is not cooperating at the moment. I will update again hopefully Wednesday after my appt. Hale is not going with me this week, I need him to take the kids the their dentist appointments, and my appt. is at the same time. I am so excited next week is Spring Break for us and Weston, so hopefully we will have some good weather and enjoy our time before we have to learn how to make 3 little babies feel special instead of 2!! I am sure it will be fine.

Anyway, since I have been the slacker blogger lately, here are a few pics of my babies!!

randomness....

2010-01-24T17:43:00.000-08:00

Things are good here! My dr. appt went good Wednesday. I am just taking it easy, I am SURE Hale is really loving doing all the laundry and cooking!! (Ha) I am actually going to try working Tuesday. Dr. Healy said just to be my own judge of what is "too much", so we will see. I only work 2 days a week, so hopefully I can make it without too many contractions. (a few an hour is okay)

Anyway, here are some pictures from the last few weeks......Uncle Chris came to visit so he and Daddy could go to the Liberty Bowl to see the Hogs.....and we went to see "The Sqeakuel"! (and then some random pics of the kids)

Have a great week!

a little bed rest and lots of stress

2010-01-19T07:31:00.000-08:00

First of all, please excuse the boringness of my little blog these days. I seriously need to change to something a little "happier". This last week has been crazy. Last tuesday I started feeling a little yucky, just really tired, no appetite, I could barely get off the couch. Wednesday afternoon it was worse. I felt kinda like I just had a bug, and really didn't feel like it was baby related. Everyone kept saying "just go in and get checked out for peace of mind that it's not related to the pregnancy", I did. Well.....I got to the doctor at 11:00 and by 2:00 I was at the hospital. I was quite emotional at this point because I was of course thinking the worst, and my kids were not prepared for this!!! Anyway, the doctor did a test to see if I was at risk for going into pre term labor in the next 2-3 weeks, and it came back positive. They put me on the moniters for about an hour and a half, and I was having contractions every 2-3 minutes. I called Hale to meet me, and got the kids taken care of and was off the the hospital. They gave me fluids, and 2 shots to stop the contractions, and a steroid shot for the baby's lungs, and luckily let me go at about 7:30 that night. Weston was with Jennifer and Gracie was with my friend Roxanne so they were happy. I, on the other hand, was a basket case. I was thinking how awful it would be if I was stuck in the hospital, I am only 28 weeks. The contractions stopped, but I was really shaky and weird feeling from the shots. So anyway, I got home and went to sleep, and felt good th next day, and the next. Then Sunday came and I felt terrible, and had NO energy. The kids had spent the night with my parents, and came home about 3:30. Then at 4:00 the contractions were back. I watched them for about 2 hours, and then at 6:30 headed back to the hospital. I talked Hale into staying home with the kids so they could get baths and get to bed, and I didn't want them to be upset if we had to leave. Jennifer picked me up, and I had a breakdown. It was okay in the end. I WAS having contractions every few minutes, but 10 minutes after the first shot they stopped. I had 3 shots that night, and am just praying that they do not come back. I go back to the doctor on Wednesday to see what the plan is. We do not need a baby for atleast another 8 weeks!!! She weighs about 2 lbs, right now, but her little lungs are not ready for the world yet!
Oh, and by the way, Blessing # 3's name ..........Chloe Beatrice!! We just like Chloe, and Beatrice is after Hale's Mom.
I'll update on Wednesday, hopefully.

just enough...

2010-01-07T11:09:00.000-08:00

We had just enough snow for the kids to play a little, really not much at all, but atleast we got a snow day!!!! Here are a few pics!

Let it Snow........PLEASE!!!!

2010-01-06T17:56:00.000-08:00

Well, our weathermen are predicting SNOW....and while we can't always count on them to be right, we are really hoping to wake up to lots of it!! Weston is really hoping to have a snow day tomorrow, and so am I!! Last year we had quite a bit of snow for where we live, here are a few pics!! Hopefully I will get to post some new ones tomorrow!

CHRISTmas fun & Happy New Year!!

2009-12-31T14:02:00.000-08:00

I'm a little late keeping up here, but we had a really nice Christmas. It always goes by way too fast, and I really can't believe it's almost 2010!! We spent Christmas Eve at home, just the 4 of us, which was really nice. We usually go to Christmas Eve service at church, but it was raining SO hard, and Gracie had a little cold, so we decided to stay in. I cooked Chicken Pot Pie (somehow that has become a tradition), and we opened presents. The kids were SO excited! Later we did baths, read The Christmas Story, and it took FOREVER for the kids to get to sleep!! Santa was about to fall asleep waiting!! The kids actually slept until 8 Christmas morning, which is late at our house, then we headed downstairs to see if Santa came! And he REALLY did!! Gracie couldn't believe he ate all his cookies!! The kids played with all their new stuff until we headed over to my parents for Christmas Dinner. and MORE presents!!! All I could think was where in the world we were gonna put all this stuff!!! And next year we will have another little munchkin around here!!

I really can't believe it is 2010 (well, almost), and Hale and I have been married over 10 years, have 2 precious, HEALTHY kids, and one sweet little baby girl on the way in about 12 weeks!!(hopefully not sooner) I usually have some kind of "resolution" that I never keep, but this year I (we) hope to really make some changes in my life. First of all, I want to be a better christian. I consider myslf to be a "strong" christian, but then I find myself always asking God for things, and not thanking him enough for the true blessings he has given me and my family. Most of you know the breast cancer scare I had back in March. I felt SO close to God then. I feel like God healed me. The doctor and radioligists all but told me I had cancer. I can't tell you how many times I heard "it doesn't look good, it looks like cancer". I had so many people praying, people I didn't even know. I was ready, and "prepared" to hear the diagnosis of the big "C". And It wasn't cancer!!!! Praise GOD!!! A friend at church, she kept telling me "honey, it just got prayed away". I think it did. That was a time in my life when I truly felt like God answered my prayer. Then we were so happy, and we got back into our normal routine, still going to church regularly, but letting myself slowly slip back into my "pray when I need something". So, back to my point, my #1 goal this year is to better my relationship with God. I want to be a better wife. Hale works so hard, everyday, so that I can stay home and just be "mommy". I do NOT tell him thank you enough. We get so wrapped up in our daily routines, and the kids, that we need to make more time for US. We just talked about the fact that we really need a date night. Weston heard us, andhe said "a date? you're already married! " Yes, a date, by ourselves. I want to be a be a better, more patient mom. This pregnancy has really tested my patience, and sometimes I am NOT patient. Really. Just ask my kids. Lastly, we are really gonna try and stick to our financial plan for the year. We say that every year, but this year we have to. I am SO excited about this year! I can't wait to see this little girl that is constantly kicking me, and I can't wait to see Weston and Gracie with her. (by the way, I will tell you her name as soon as we tell some family)

Happy New Year ya'll! Here are some pictures from our Christmas.

Little Stella Grace

2009-12-12T11:49:00.000-08:00

My best friend Jennifer and her husband Nick welcomed precious Stella Grace (little sister to Paige & Colton) into their family on Tuesday. Jennifer had been in and out of the hospital for a week with high blood pressure, and the doctor decided it was time....4 weeks early! But she weighed 6lbs 14oz and was like 20 inches long, and perfectly healthy!! She is so precious and I seriously could just eat her up!! It really made me so much MORE excited for our little one to come! Please keep Jennifer in your prayers, she has been home since Thursday night on bp medicine and it's still really high at times. I am just so thankful they are both okay. God Is Good, All the Time!!!

I'll post some pics of my kiddos later when my hubby gets home with the other computer. Have a great day!

So Thankful

2009-11-26T14:41:00.000-08:00

We have had a nice Thanksgiving Day! So often, I stress about things that seem so big at the time, and I really try to remind myself daily of all the blessings God has given me and my family. I worry about my kids, I am a major worrier when it comes to them and their health. I too often think about what I would do if one of them got sick..really sick. I have to remind my self I am NOT in control, and God only gives us what he knows we can handle. We stress about money, and always need "more". But seriously, I (we) have SO much to be thankful for, much more than some. I am thankful for my hubby who loves me... even when I am a grouch, that he HAS a job, and and I can stay home and take care of our little blessings. I am thankful for my church, and such godly, christian friends. I am thankful for such a big, loving family. I am thankful for my health, and this precious little one who will be here before we know it. I am thankful for my babies, who aren't really babies anymore. I am SO thankful that God allowed me to be a Mommy, it's the best job in the world.

Happy Thanksgiving!

It's a...........

2009-11-20T13:35:00.000-08:00

We got home from the doctor a little while ago, and we are very excited, and I am very surprised, IT"S A GIRL!!!!!
Weston was very sad, so it was hard to get excited when she said "it is a girl for sure"! Honestly, I really thought it was a boy, I don't know why, but I really did. I'm sure Weston will come around, but I felt so sorry for him. Gracie was clueless, but she would be fine either way. She just LOVES babies! Mom is coming over in a few minuted so I can take Weston to Target. Maybe if I let him pick something out for the baby, he'll be a little happier. Poor thing! Love that kid!!
I'll try to scan the ultrasound pic later! Have a great weekend!

short but SWEET

2009-11-17T15:52:00.000-08:00

Just a quick post.......got the results from the (lost) bloodwork....NEGATIVE!!!!WOO HOO!! Thank the Lord I do not have a blood clotting problem, and thank goodness I don't have to have shots of heparin in my stomach twice a day....PRAISE GOD!! We go Friday for an ultrasound...boy or girl? Can't wait 'til friday! And me and Gracie are going to eat lunch with Weston, checking him our early, and they are going with us to the doctor. Did I say I cant wait 'til Friday?!

baby update and pics of kiddos

2009-11-07T12:54:00.000-08:00

WELL......... yesterday was a crazy doctors appointment!! I am now 18 weeks, and I will have an ultrasound on the 20th to see if this baby is a boy or a girl!! YAY! But...they had to re-do some of the bloodwork (for blood clotting disorders) because some of it was lost on the way to the lab. My doctor also recommended getting Progesterone shots weekly to hopefully prevent another early delivery. So, every week I have to go and get a BIG shot in my hiney!! YUCK!! I hate shots!! But I will do whatever I need to do to keep from having another premature delivery, and teeny tiny baby. (Weston 4lbs 14 oz, Gracie 3lbs 13 oz) So that is the scoop on me and the baby.

Gracie had her last soccer game Wednesday and they got little medals and a Munchkin Madness Tshirt. She ran more at this last game than she ever has! It was sooo cute.

Here are a few pics from Soccer and Weston practicing Basketball at home. Have a great weekend!

Fall Fun

2009-11-04T09:39:00.000-08:00

We had a great Halloween weekend. Friday night was our Fall Festival at church, but I only took 1 picture, and Saturday night we went Trick or Treating in Jennifer's neighborhood. The kids had a blast!

Tomorrow I go back to the doctor. I found out last week that all the bloodwork that I thought came back good... well some of it was actually LOST!!! Yes...LOST!! They have put a trace on it but somewhere on the way to the lab, it was lost. Soooooo, I may have to have some of the bloodwork again. YUCK!!! I will find out tomorrow. I will hopefully schedule an ultrasound in the next few weeks to see if this little one is s boy or girl!!

Here are a few pictures from the weekend!

T.G.I.F

2009-10-23T11:12:00.000-07:00

We have a the busiest week and I am , once again, SO glad it's Friday!! Weston had a Field Trip Monday to the Fire Station, Tuesday night was the PTA meeting at school and awards for the Read A Thon ( he was one of the top readers in his class), and Wednesday the 1st Grade had their 1st annual Sock Hop for the 50th Day of School. The kids had a blast!!! My child who at home (or anywhere else for that matter) would NEVER dance in front of ANYONE was doing what we may could call "dancing"! I was dying laughing!! I wish I had a video, it was hilarious....and cute, of course. Anyway, I need to go catch up on my soaps and DWTS so her are a few pics.

Ya'll have a good Friday!

pUmPkiN PatCh TiMe

2009-10-18T13:57:00.000-07:00

We went to the Pumpkin Patch today, and as usual the kids loved it!! Weston immediatly found the "bumpy pumpkins and those were his favorite. Gracie calls all pumpkins "punkin patch", and she didn't want me to take her picture until she found her "baby punkin patch". She loved all the little bitty ones. I love fall, but I do hate to be cold! I love to see my kids get excited, even about those little things that do seem like much to us! They are so much fun!! I can't believe this time next year we will have a 6 month old baby!! AAAHHH! I have to admit, I am mostly very stressed about having another baby and going through all the baby stuff again, but I am getting SO excited! We will find out in mid November if it's a boy or girl, I can't wait!!

Anyway, enough rambling.....Happy Fall Ya'll!!!

favorite picture friday

2009-10-16T09:37:00.000-07:00

I forget most fridays to do this, but I found these old pictures on the computer today and thought I would post them. It's crazy to see how much my kiddos change and grow WAY too fast. This is late summer 2008 ( I think)at my brothers house. They love to "ride" the tractor!

Lovin' the short week

2009-10-16T09:21:00.000-07:00

I am soooo glad it is Friday!! We had Fall Break Monday and Tuesday and I did not want Weston to go back to school!! Am I crazy? I love it when we are home....all of us!! We have a busy weekend coming. Mom and Dad are moving tomorrow, and tomorrow night we are gong to El Mezcal (YUM!!) for Mom's birthday which was actually a few weeks ago. And Sunday we might be going to a Pumpkin Patch with some friends, if the weather cooperates.

Not much to say today, but here are a few pictures from the last week or so! When Hale watches football on Saturday, Weston feels the need to wear his Razorback hat...so cute! And my Sweet Gracie cannot smilke normal for a picture to save her life! Silly girl!

quick update

2009-10-09T09:25:00.000-07:00

Just got back from the doctor, everything looks good with the baby!! Weston and Gracie were with me so they got to hear the heartbeat! My due date is actually April 9th (not 14th) and all the bloodwork came back NEGATIVE!! Yay!! It is pouring down rain here today, and I am glad I kept Weston home from school today (yes...for no reason except for Fall Break is Mon and Tues) because looks like we are about to have a big storm. It is not fun waiting in the car rider line in the rain!
Anyway, I have lots of cleaning and laundry to do! Have a great Friday ya'll!

Rainy Day

2009-10-04T15:43:00.000-07:00

It has rained ALL day today, the kids are soooo bored and I could seriously take a nap!! But, I was able to catch up on like 5 episodes of Dancing With the Stars so that was nice. We had a really busy week last week. Gracie started Soccer, (it's called "Munchkin Madness" and that is just what it was!!) and Weston started a Karate class at Central Church. It was so neat because the teacher is a guy who is a member of the church who teaches the classes for free, and it is christian based, they pray before and after class, and Weston loved it! He starts Upward Basketball at our church in November so I am not sure how long we will be able to do the karate. I do not want to have somewhere to go everyday after school. By the time we get home at 4:05, we do homework (which he has everyday), and play outside for a little bit, eat dinner, take baths, it is time for bed!! Where does the time go? Gracie loved soccer! She was so cute, even though she insisted on wearing Weston's old Munchkin Madness shirt, and black soccer shorts, she looked like a little boy....but of course I had put a bow in her hair! She was so hot, and kept saying "mommy, my yegs (legs) are sooooo tired!!" It was so funny!

I go back to the doctor this Friday. So far the blood work they did at the last appt. has come back negative for any blood clotting problems...YAY! Thanks for the prayers!

Anyway, here are a few pics from the week. The room where Weston had karate was kinda dark so the pictures did not look good. I SO need a new camera!! Maybe Santa will bring me one!! ya'll have a great week!

Still here......

2009-09-27T05:43:00.000-07:00

Yes, we are still here! I seriously have to do better keeping up with this little blog!! Right now me and Gracie are the only ones awake. The child cannot sleep past 6:45, her body has a little alarm clock I guess! Honestly, it drives me CRAZY!!! Hale usually gets up with the kids and lets me go back to sleep, so I really should not complain. He is really being a troooper lately! I am sooooooo tired that after the kids go to bed I usually come back downstairs and we watch our shows. What in the world would we do without DVR? Anyway, I have been falling asleep laying down with Weston every night. I still haven't watched Dancing with the Stars from last Tuesday!!!

We had a pretty un eventful week last week. Here are a few pictures of my crazy kids! They love to go into Weston's closet and find whatever they can to wear, especially things that don't match and any kind of old costumes! Gracie loves to wear Weston's clothes!! AHHHH!! The one of Gracie in my glasses I thought was cute!

Gotta get ready for church, Hale will be happy since I let him sleep in! Ya think that will make up for his Hogs losing again? Probably not. Have a great week!

playing catch up

2009-09-13T15:40:00.000-07:00

Last week was super busy at our house so I have not been on the computer much. We stared back to Mother's Day Out on Tuesday. Gracie and I both had a great day! I have a really good class, and Gracie LOVED her class. She was so excited because she got to take a backpack like Weston. Wednesday I had a Room Mom meeting at Weston's school, and I had planned on catching up on laundry (again!!!) but when Gracie took a nap that day.....so did I!! Friday was crazy!! I had an ultrasound at 8:30 that morning. So I took the kids to Jennifer's at 8, Hale met me at the doctor, and my fears were calmed......there was a heartbeat, there is only ONE baby, and everything looks good!! Praise God!!! I don't know why, but I was so worried. Our little blessing #3 is due to make an appearance April 14th, which in my world is actually March. Weston and Gracie were 3 weeks early and small, so the doctor ran some special type of blood test to check and see if I have some kind of problem that causes low birth weight. Please pray this comes back negative, because if I do have this I will have to have some type of blood thinner everyday. From what I hear from other people this is a shot in my stomach!!!! Lord help me!

Anyway, back to Friday.....busy day. I had the ultrasound that morning, then I went to pick Gracie up and had to be back at the Dr. at 11:00 for my appointment. That took forever, and chatterbox Gracie was talking to everyone she saw! We had to be at Weston's school at 1:00 for D.E.A.R. Day. This is when the high school football players come to read to the kids....so cute! After that, I took Gracie home for a nap, Mom came over to stay with her, and I had to go back the school with cupcakes for the class because everyone turned in permission slips for the Read-A-Thon. I was about to fall out by this time, so I checked Weston and Paige out a little early! They both wore their "Dragon" wear that day so we had to get a picture! We took Paige home and Weston and I went to Blockbuster to get a movie for "movie night". We got "Race to Witch Mountain", but only Hale stayed awake for the whole thing. He said it was really good!

Sooooooo....here is our week in pictures!

back to school....again

2009-09-07T18:43:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow Gracie and I go back to school!! I hate to say it, because I really love teaching preschool....but I am sooooooooo tired that I am not sure I will make it through the day. I don't mean to sound like "poor pitiful me" on ya'll, but this pregnancy is ALREADY proving to be the hardest so far. And seriously, it seems like we just got out of school. I know it really was May, but even though I have said it a million times, this summer flew by!! Weston is doing better with school. He still says he wants to go back to Kindergarten because first grade is way too much work! Ha....if he only knew how much worse it will get. He likes his teacher okay, but there are some little boys that just don't seem very nice. By no means is my child perfect, he is very sensitive and usually very thoughtful. He came home the other day and said one of the boys told him he was taking him off his "friend list" and he was heartbroken (as was I). That may sound so silly, but ya know, kids are mean!!! Last year, he and the other boys in his class loved each other, and seemed to have similar personalities. I am just praying about it, and all you can do is love them and hope that in the end they choose good christian friends.
Anyway, enough rambling...Hale is waiting on me to come watch Big Brother, we are so addicted to reality tv!!
Everyone have a great (short) week!!

sweet girl

2009-09-03T09:35:00.000-07:00

The last few days we have just been hanging around the house. I am trying to catch up on laundry and cleaning, and Gracie has been playing sooooo good. She loves to watch tv and I usually have to make her go play, but yesterday and today she has just been so cute! Yesterday I was cleaning the kitchen and realized that she had been very quiet, which usually means trouble. When I went into the living room she was just playing with her little doll house, talking to herself....it was so sweet. Then today when I was in our room folding clothes, I went to see what she was doing and I found her in her room having a little tea party. So precious! I love that girl!

favorite pictureS friday.....on saturday

2009-08-29T12:28:00.000-07:00

I am SO stinkin' tired these days, that I forget to blog. That's sad, i know! I did find some cd's today with some pictures from 2007/2008, and i seriously can't believe how much my kids have grown up! I couldn't decide on one favorite so I picked a few! My babies are not babies anymore! We ARE really excited about the new baby! Even though I had gotten rid of almost everything.......I am so thankful for my friends! My friend Heather had a friend that was moving a getting rid of tons of stuff, and she GAVE me a crib and changing table! WooHoo!! If this baby is a girl, I still have Gracie's bedding.....and kicking myself for not keeping Weston's, it was so cute!! Anyway, God is Good...and we are very blessed!!

Enjoy a few pics of my "babies"!

milestones.....

2009-08-24T11:01:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was the day...Weston finally learned to ride his bike without training wheels! WOO HOO!! He was so proud of himself too! He got a new bike back in the spring that he loves, but it's a little tall, so he has been practicing on his old bike. My boy is growing up! Now we just wait for the day he loses a tooth. That will the end of his world I am pretty sure! The boy is not a fan of pain or blood! We had a pretty lazy weekend. We cooked out with Jennifer & Nick Sat. night and the kids played hard. Yesterday we were terrible a missed church. I seriously just did not want to get up and get ready to go anywhere. I've got a busy week getting my classroom ready at school, we have open house next week....lots to do.

Hope ya'll have a great week!

favorite picture FRIDAY...

2009-08-21T16:59:00.000-07:00

Here is my favorite picture of the week. I may be a little partial, but these are some pretty cute kiddos!

I need to scan some "old" pictures from when they were babies, those are some of my very favorites. Most of them are on cd's, but I didn't have a digital camera when Weston was a baby. Times have changed, ya know! We are spoiled people!!

Have a great weekend!

happy surprises...

2009-08-18T12:31:00.000-07:00

I am excited to say that we will be welcoming blessing #3 to our family the beginning of April!
This was a surprise, but a happy one! The kids are very excited, and all the sudden I am a nervous wreck! I know it will work out fine, and God always provides. I am a planner, AND a worrier. I went to the doctor yesterday, Hale went with me, too. He had to leave for a work trip right after the appointment. I am 6 weeks and 4 days, we think. I will go back in 3 weeks for an ultrasound. It's funny because we have been discussing this "baby #3" thing for a while, and had mixed feelings. I guess God had plans already, and I am so happy!
Have a great week!

Favorite Picture Friday......a little late

2009-08-15T13:02:00.000-07:00

Better late than never! Here is my absolute favorite picture from vacation!

My 3 favorite people in the world!!

randomness....and NO FEVER

2009-08-12T09:21:00.000-07:00

I am excited to say that my Gracie is finally fever free!! Yes, I know it was only 2 1/2 days, but trust me... it has felt like way more that! And also, Weston is happy about school! Yea!! Of course, he would rather be at home all day, but atleast he isn't crying. Also, I have exciting news...my best friend Jennifer is pregnant with #3, and just found out it's a GIRL!! Yea, Stella Grace will be here around Christmas! Hopefully after, atleast that is Jennifer's "plan". Our kids are really close, so they will be excited to have a baby to play with. Me too!! Little stella just may solve my "baby fever" problem! Ha!
I haven't taken many pictures this week, since Weston has been at school, and everytime Gracie sees me with the camera she says"no mommy, my sick!", and hides her face so I can't take a picture of her! I'll have some soon though, I can't go long without new pictures!
Hope everyone is having a good week!

first day was a SUCCESS!

2009-08-10T16:42:00.000-07:00

Praise God, Weston's first day of 1st grade was GREAT!!! Last night I wasn't so sure I would be able to say that today. He was really sad! To add to my stress....Gracie woke up at 10 o'clock last night with 101.6 fever!! AAAHHH!!! So, needless to say, I got no sleep!! Gracie is better at this moment because her fever is down. I took her to Dr. Guinter just knowing she had strep throat. Oh no...the hated virus you can do NOTHING about! Poor baby!

Anyway, when I picked Weston up, he said he had a GREAT day!! Music to my ears!!

Here are a few pics of my babies from today!!

Busy Bees!

2009-08-09T11:48:00.000-07:00

We have a really busy weekend, and I can't believe I forgot Favorite Picture Friday!! Oh well--I'll catch up next week!

Tomorrow is the big...dreaded day....first day of school! Weston is no where near excited! The boy LOVES to be at home!! We ( me and Gracie) are really gonna miss him bieng home with us all day. His teacher is new to CES this year so I don't know her, but she seemed really nice on the phone. I do know that he has atleast 1 good friend in his class so that is good. Please pray that he does not have a total breakdown in the morning! I am so worried!!

I have got lots to do today, but I'll post a few pics tomorrow night!